Invisible man, scarlet letter, Crucible, Flashcards

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Evoked

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called forth

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inviolable

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indestructible

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reviled

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used abusive language toward

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impelled

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forced, compelled

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imperatively

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in a demanding way

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behest

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bidding

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transgression

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breaches of the law, sins

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imbibes

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drinks or takes in

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adduced

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stated as a reason

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exemplary

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serving as a model

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emancipated

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abnormally lean, as from an illness

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importunate

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annoyingly persistent

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celibacy

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the state of being unmarried

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emissary

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a person sent on a special mission, agent

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premeditated

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thought our beforehand

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inimical

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hostile, threatening

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potency

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effectiveness, strength

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palliate

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to make seem less serious or offensive

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Ponderous

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very heavy, massive

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pertains

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concerns has to do with

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edifice

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a building

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inauspicious

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not favorable

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indubitably

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unquestionably

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heterodox

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unorthodox

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venerable

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impressive because of age or reputation

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ignominious

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shameful, humiliating

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inferred

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drawn as a conclusion

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disdainful

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proud aloof, scornful

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preternaturally

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supernaturally

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remonstrance

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an objection, a peal of protest

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visage

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face, facial features

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manifest

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evident, obvious

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heterogeneous

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of different origins, not of the kind

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imperceptible

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not noticeable

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sagacity

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wisdom

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eminent

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distinguished, high in rank or position

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Mein

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a person manner or bearing

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tremulous

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quivering, trembling

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effectual

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likely to produce the desired result

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pervaded

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spread throughout

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amenable

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responsive, willing to submit

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demeanor

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manner

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intimated

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hinted at

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peremptory

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undeniable, final, absolute

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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feigned

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pretended

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lurid

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sensation, shocking

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inscrutable

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mysterious, incapable of being understood

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repugnance

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extreme distaste

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exhortation

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a strong urging or pleading

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talisman

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an object with magic power, a charm

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apprehension

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an anxious feeling about the future

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mutability

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changeableness

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caprice

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a whim, a sudden change of mind

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inexplicable

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that cannot be explained or understood

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perverse

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contrary, deviating from what is considered right

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ethreal

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characterized by lightness and insubstantiality

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sonorous

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full and loud and deep

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lateral

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situated at or extending to the side

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stolid

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having or revealing little emotion or sensibility

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furtive

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secret and sly or sordid

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lucid

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transparently clear, easily understandable

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livid

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furiously angry

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philanthropist

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someone who makes charitable donations

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benign

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the kindness of disposition or manner

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fastidious

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giving careful attention to detail

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purge

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rid of impurities

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extol

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praise, glorify, or honor

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emissary

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someone sent on a mission to represent another’s interests

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denounce

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speak out against

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fervor

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feelings of great warmth and intensity

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catharsis

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purging the body to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

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undulate

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move in a wavy pattern or with rising and falling motion

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gesticulate

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the show, express or direct through movement

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unambiguous

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having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning

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nexus

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the means of connection between things linked in series

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ambivalence

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mixed feelings or emotions

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sublimate

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change directly from a solid into a vapor without melting

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timbre

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the distinctive property of a complex sound

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yokel

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a person who is not intelligent or interested in culture

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amorphous

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having no distinctive form or shape

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rococo

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having excessive asymmetrical ornamentation

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cryptic

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having a secret or hidden meaning

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cog

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tooth on the rim of gear or wheel

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fallacious

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containing or based on incorrect reasoning

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automaton

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a mechanism that can move independently of external control

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melee

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a noisy riotous fight

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strident

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unpleasantly loud and harsh

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apoplexy

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a loss of consciousness from the lack of oxygen in the brain

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wry

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humorously sarcastic or mocking